82 FR 60753 - Establishment of the Health Information Technology Advisory Committee
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 245 (December 22, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 245 (December 22, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-27412 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 245 (Friday, December 22, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 60753-60754] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-27412] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Establishment of the Health Information Technology Advisory Committee AGENCY: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), HHS. ACTION: Notice of establishment meeting dates of the Health Information Technology Advisory Committee. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Health Information Technology Advisory Committee (HITAC) is established in accordance with section 4003(e) of the 21st Century Cures Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The Health information Technology Advisory Committee, among other things, shall identify priorities for standards adoption and make recommendations to the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology (National Coordinator) on a policy framework to advance an interoperable health information technology infrastructure. The HITAC will hold public meetings throughout 2018 with its first public meeting scheduled for January 18, 2018, from approximately 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m./Eastern Time at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street NW, Washington, DC 20008. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauren Richie, Designated Federal Officer, at [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 4003(e) of the 21st Century Cures Act (Pub. L. 114-255) establishes the Health Information Technology Advisory Committee (referred to as the ``HITAC''). The HITAC will be governed by the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (Pub. L. 92-463), as amended (5 U.S.C. App .), which sets forth standards for the formation and use of federal advisory committees. Composition The HITAC is comprised of at least 25 members, of which:No fewer than 2 members are advocates for patients or consumers of health information technology; 3 members are appointed by the HHS Secretary [cir] 1 of whom shall be appointed to represent the Department of Health and Human Services and [cir] 1 of whom shall be a public health official; 2 members are appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; 2 members are appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; 2 members are appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; 2 members are appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives; and Other members are appointed by the Comptroller General of the United States. Introductory members will serve for one-, two-, or three-year terms. All members may be reappointed for subsequent three-year terms. Each member is limited to two three-year terms, not to exceed six years of service. After establishment, members shall be appointed for a three year term. Members serve without pay, but will be provided per-diem and travel costs for committee services. Recommendations The HITAC shall recommend to the National Coordinator a policy framework for adoption by the Secretary consistent with the strategic plan under section 3001(c)(3) for advancing following target areas: (1) Achieving a health information technology infrastructure that allows for the electronic access, exchange, and use of health information; (2) the promotion and protection of privacy and security of health information in health information technology; (3) the facilitation of secure access by an individual to such individual's protected health information; and (4) any other target area that the HITAC identifies as an appropriate target area to be considered. Such policy framework shall seek to prioritize achieving advancements in these target areas and may incorporate policy recommendations made by the HIT Policy Committee, as in existence before the date of the enactment of the 21st Century Cures Act. Public Meetings The first public meeting of the HITAC will be held on January 18, 2018, from approximately 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m./Eastern Time at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street NW, Washington, DC 20008. Subsequently, the remainder of the meetings to be held in 2018 is scheduled as follows: February 21, 2018 from approximately 9:30 a.m.. to 2:30 p.m./ Eastern Time (virtual meeting) March 21, 2018 from approximately 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m./ Eastern Time (virtual meeting) April 18, 2018 from approximately 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m./ Eastern Time at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street NW, Washington, DC 20008 May 16, 2018 from approximately 9:30 a .m. to 2:30 p.m./ Eastern Time (virtual meeting) June 20, 2018 from approximately 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m./ Eastern Time (virtual meeting) September 5, 2018 from approximately 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m./ Eastern Time at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street NW, Washington, DC 20008 October 17, 2018 from approximately 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m./ Eastern Time (virtual meeting) November 14, 2018 from approximately 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m./ Eastern Time (virtual meeting) All meetings are open to the public. For web conference instructions and the most up-to-date information, please visit the HITAC calendar on the ONC website, http://www.healthit.gov/FACAS/calendar. Contact Person for Meetings: Lauren Richie, [email protected]. A notice in the Federal Register about last minute modifications that impact a previously announced advisory committee meeting cannot always be published quickly enough to provide timely notice. Please email Lauren Richie for the most current information about meetings. Agenda: The committee will take care of administrative matters and hear reports from ONC. ONC intends to make background material available to the public no later than 24 hours prior to the meeting start time. If ONC is unable to post the background material on its website prior to the meeting, it will be made publicly available at the location of the advisory committee meeting, and the background material will be posted on ONC's website after the meeting, at http://www.healthit.gov/hitac. Procedure: Interested persons may present data, information, or views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before the Committee. Written submissions may be made to the contact person prior to the meeting date. An oral public comment period will be scheduled at each meeting. Time allotted for each presentation will be limited to three minutes. If the number of speakers requesting to comment is greater than can be reasonably accommodated during the scheduled public comment period, ONC will take written comments after the meeting. [[Page 60754]] Persons attending ONC's HITAC meetings are advised that the agency is not responsible for providing wireless access or access to electrical outlets. ONC welcomes the attendance of the public at its HITAC meetings. Seating is limited at the location, and ONC will make every effort to accommodate persons with physical disabilities or special needs. If you require special accommodations due to a disability, please contact Lauren Richie at least seven (7) days in advance of the meeting. Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., App. 2). Dated: December 13, 2017. Lauren Richie, Office of Policy, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. [FR Doc. 2017-27412 Filed 12-21-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150-45-P
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majority leader of the Senate; Calvert Street NW, Washington, DC
• 2 members are appointed by the 20008
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND minority leader of the Senate; • May 16, 2018 from approximately
HUMAN SERVICES • 2 members are appointed by the 9:30 a .m. to 2:30 p.m./Eastern Time
Speaker of the House of Representatives; (virtual meeting)
Establishment of the Health • 2 members are appointed by the • June 20, 2018 from approximately
Information Technology Advisory minority leader of the House of 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m./Eastern Time
Committee Representatives; and (virtual meeting)
• Other members are appointed by • September 5, 2018 from
AGENCY: Office of the National the Comptroller General of the United approximately 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m./
Coordinator for Health Information States. Eastern Time at the Omni Shoreham
Technology (ONC), HHS. Introductory members will serve for Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street NW,
ACTION: Notice of establishment meeting one-, two-, or three-year terms. All Washington, DC 20008
dates of the Health Information members may be reappointed for • October 17, 2018 from approximately
Technology Advisory Committee. subsequent three-year terms. Each 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m./Eastern Time
member is limited to two three-year (virtual meeting)
SUMMARY: The Health Information • November 14, 2018 from
terms, not to exceed six years of service.
Technology Advisory Committee After establishment, members shall be approximately 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m./
(HITAC) is established in accordance appointed for a three year term. Eastern Time (virtual meeting)
with section 4003(e) of the 21st Century Members serve without pay, but will be All meetings are open to the public.
Cures Act and the Federal Advisory provided per-diem and travel costs for For web conference instructions and the
Committee Act. The Health information committee services. most up-to-date information, please visit
Technology Advisory Committee, the HITAC calendar on the ONC
Recommendations
among other things, shall identify website, http://www.healthit.gov/
priorities for standards adoption and The HITAC shall recommend to the FACAS/calendar.
make recommendations to the National National Coordinator a policy Contact Person for Meetings: Lauren
Coordinator of Health Information framework for adoption by the Secretary Richie, lauren.richie@hhs.gov. A notice
Technology (National Coordinator) on a consistent with the strategic plan under in the Federal Register about last
policy framework to advance an section 3001(c)(3) for advancing minute modifications that impact a
interoperable health information following target areas: (1) Achieving a previously announced advisory
technology infrastructure. The HITAC health information technology committee meeting cannot always be
will hold public meetings throughout infrastructure that allows for the published quickly enough to provide
2018 with its first public meeting electronic access, exchange, and use of timely notice. Please email Lauren
scheduled for January 18, 2018, from health information; (2) the promotion Richie for the most current information
approximately 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m./ and protection of privacy and security about meetings.
Eastern Time at the Omni Shoreham of health information in health Agenda: The committee will take care
Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street NW, information technology; (3) the of administrative matters and hear
Washington, DC 20008. facilitation of secure access by an reports from ONC. ONC intends to make
individual to such individual’s background material available to the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
protected health information; and (4) public no later than 24 hours prior to
Lauren Richie, Designated Federal
any other target area that the HITAC the meeting start time. If ONC is unable
Officer, at Lauren.Richie@hhs.gov.
identifies as an appropriate target area to post the background material on its
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section to be considered. Such policy website prior to the meeting, it will be
4003(e) of the 21st Century Cures Act framework shall seek to prioritize made publicly available at the location
(Pub. L. 114–255) establishes the Health achieving advancements in these target of the advisory committee meeting, and
Information Technology Advisory areas and may incorporate policy the background material will be posted
Committee (referred to as the ‘‘HITAC’’). recommendations made by the HIT on ONC’s website after the meeting, at
The HITAC will be governed by the Policy Committee, as in existence before http://www.healthit.gov/hitac.
provisions of the Federal Advisory the date of the enactment of the 21st Procedure: Interested persons may
Committee Act (FACA) (Pub. L. 92– Century Cures Act. present data, information, or views,
463), as amended (5 U.S.C. App .), orally or in writing, on issues pending
which sets forth standards for the Public Meetings before the Committee. Written
formation and use of federal advisory The first public meeting of the HITAC submissions may be made to the contact
committees. will be held on January 18, 2018, from person prior to the meeting date. An
Composition approximately 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m./ oral public comment period will be
Eastern Time at the Omni Shoreham scheduled at each meeting. Time
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The HITAC is comprised of at least 25 Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street NW, allotted for each presentation will be
members, of which: Washington, DC 20008. Subsequently, limited to three minutes. If the number
• No fewer than 2 members are the remainder of the meetings to be held of speakers requesting to comment is
advocates for patients or consumers of in 2018 is scheduled as follows: greater than can be reasonably
health information technology; • February 21, 2018 from approximately accommodated during the scheduled
• 3 members are appointed by the 9:30 a.m.. to 2:30 p.m./Eastern Time public comment period, ONC will take
HHS Secretary (virtual meeting) written comments after the meeting.
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Persons attending ONC’s HITAC mail.nih.gov. Formal requests for service delivery, and resolution of
meetings are advised that the agency is additional plans and instruments must issues with service delivery. Responses
not responsible for providing wireless be requested in writing. will be assessed to plan and inform
access or access to electrical outlets. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section efforts to improve or maintain the
ONC welcomes the attendance of the 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork quality of service offered to the public.
public at its HITAC meetings. Seating is Reduction Act of 1995 requires: Written If this information is not collected, vital
limited at the location, and ONC will comments and/or suggestions from the feedback from customers and
make every effort to accommodate public and affected agencies are invited stakeholders on the NIH’s services will
persons with physical disabilities or to address one or more of the following be unavailable.
special needs. If you require special points: (1) Whether the proposed The NIH will only submit a collection
accommodations due to a disability, collection of information is necessary for approval under this generic
please contact Lauren Richie at least for the proper performance of the clearance if it meets the following:
seven (7) days in advance of the function of the agency, including • The collections are voluntary;
meeting. whether the information will have • The collections are low-burden for
Notice of this meeting is given under respondents (based on considerations of
practical utility; (2) The accuracy of the
the Federal Advisory Committee Act total burden hours, total number of
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
(Pub. L. No. 92–463, 5 U.S.C., App. 2). respondents, or burden-hours per
proposed collection of information,
Dated: December 13, 2017. including the validity of the respondent) and are low-cost for both
Lauren Richie, methodology and assumptions used; (3) the respondents and the Federal
Office of Policy, Office of the National Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and Government;
Coordinator for Health Information • The collections are non-
clarity of the information to be
Technology. controversial and do not raise issues of
collected; and (4) Ways to minimize the
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concern to other Federal agencies;
burden of the collection of information • Any collection is targeted to the
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the use of appropriate automated, respondents who have experience with
electronic, mechanical, or other the program or may have experience
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND technological collection techniques or
HUMAN SERVICES with the program in the near future;
other forms of information technology. • Personally Identifiable information
Proposed Collection Title: Generic (PII) is collected only to the extent
National Institutes of Health
Clearance for the Collection of necessary and is not retained;
Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service • Information gathered will be used
Request; Generic Clearance for the Delivery, 0925–0648, Expiration date only internally for general service
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on 3/31/2018 EXTENSION, National improvement and program management
Agency Service Delivery (NIH) Institutes of Health (NIH). purposes and is not intended for release
Need and Use of Information outside of the agency;
AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, Collection: We are not requesting • Information gathered will not be
Department of Health and Human changes for this submission. The used for the purpose of substantially
Services. proposed information collection informing influential policy decisions;
ACTION: Notice. provides a means to garner qualitative and
customer and stakeholder feedback in • Information gathered will yield
SUMMARY: In compliance with the an efficient, timely manner, in qualitative information; the collections
requirement of the Paperwork accordance with the Administration’s will not be designed or expected to
Reduction Act of 1995 to provide commitment to improving service yield statistically reliable results or used
opportunity for public comment on delivery. By qualitative feedback we as though the results are generalizable to
proposed data collection projects, the mean information that provides useful the population of study.
National Institutes of Health (NIH) will insights on perceptions and opinions. Feedback collected under this generic
publish periodic summaries of propose This information, however, is not clearance provides useful information,
projects to be submitted to the Office of statistical surveys that yield quantitative but it does not yield data that can be
Management and Budget (OMB) for results, which can be generalized to the generalized to the overall population.
review and approval. population of study. This feedback will This type of generic clearance for
DATES: Comments regarding this provide information about the NIH’s qualitative information will not be used
information collection are best assured customer or stakeholder perceptions, for quantitative information collections
of having their full effect if received experiences, and expectations, provide that are designed to yield reliably
within 60 days of the date of this an early warning of issues with service, actionable results, such as monitoring
publication. or focus attention on areas where trends over time or documenting
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To communication, training, or changes in program performance. Such data uses
obtain a copy of the data collection operations might improve delivery of require more rigorous designs that
plans and instruments, submit products or services. These collections address: The target population to which
comments in writing, or request more will allow for ongoing, collaborative, generalizations will be made, the
information on the proposed project, and actionable communications sampling frame, the sample design
contact: Ms. Tawanda Abdelmouti, between the NIH and its customers and (including stratification and clustering),
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Assistant Project Officer, Office of stakeholders. It will also allow feedback the precision requirements or power
Policy for Extramural Research to contribute directly to the calculations that justify the proposed
Administration, 6705 Rockledge Drive, improvement of program management. sample size, the expected response rate,
Suite 350, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892 or The solicitation of feedback will target methods for assessing potential non-
call non-toll-free number (301) 435– areas such as: Timeliness, response bias, the protocols for data
0978 or Email your request, including appropriateness, accuracy of collection, and any testing procedures
your address to: abdelmot@ information, courtesy, efficiency of that were or will be undertaken prior to
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